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Can’t have no fun any more!
Back in the 80’s, we’d often “pit-stop” at the Beacon Drive-In in Spartanburg, SC for a bite. Owner had a heli-pad across the street that easily accommodated our Army H-60. Approved, no hassles, and never messed up anything with rotor wash.
Would definitely be court-martialed and stripped of our wings these days for a fraction of what we did back then.
...Limited only by airspeed and imagination......and, of course, chapter 5.
Good times!

I used to work landscaping around a restaurant situated along a highway. The backside of the property was one line of pine trees and a large open field. Turns out that open field was more than big enough for a helicopter. The state patrol landed there fairly often to go in for lunch. I actually learned the hand signals to help guide them in to landing or taking off. Not that they needed it, but they humored a 16 year old kid and made him feel important. ;-)

Only bad experience was when they landed shortly after we had replaced the mulch around the pine trees. It hadn't gotten rained on yet or packed down and a lot blew out...grrr Fun times - working in the sun all day, drinking beer all evening with friends. Beer just tastes better after a long hot day, especially under-aged beer. ;-)

The Free Republic aviation threads continue to amaze me. Someone posts a thread about a helicopter pilot who lands next to a fast food restaurant to pick up a snack, and a Freeper announces that he routinely did the same thing with his Army helicopter in the 1980s.

Only on FR.